Meet Our Team

Marianne Zaugg, Founder/Executive Director of YES Foundation

After graduating in business, she became a tennis professional, studied psychology, and opened a hypnotherapy private practice. Today, she is engaged in writing books, working with her private clients, leading workshops, and inspiring people to live healthy and successful lives. With more than 20 years of experience in hypnotherapy, Marianne looks forward to supporting your wellbeing needs.

Reenah McGill, L.Ac., Ph.D.

Dr. Reenah McGill has successfully worked for 10 years with clients who want to lose weight. She helps them identify first their 5 Element type and than learn the appropriate foods and exercise programs to achieve their desired weight. This program is easy to follow and fits into any lifestyle.

Derrick L. Davis, Teacher, Musician, Producer

Derrick has composed, arranged and produced the music for all tracks of YES' audio books for the Guided Imagery Series Vol. 1-4. He is a flute and saxophone aficionado, and is an inspiring teacher and multi-talented musician.

Vicki Yerman, Board of Director

Vicki has a Masters degree in Education and has spent 20 years in the field of education.

Ingrid Watson, Board of Director

Ingrid has a degree educational psychology from Pepperdine University and worked at LAUSD as school counselor. Ingrid retired in 2009 and now devotes her time to writing.

Ruby Rose Yepez, Yoga Teacher

Ruby Rose began her yoga journey in 2009 believing in a healthy well balanced life: physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. "In health there is freedom. Health is the first of all liberties." Henri Frederic Amiel

She took her yoga practice to the next level through the Power Yoga Teacher Training at CorePower Yoga in the Summer of 2011. After 8 weeks of opening and strengthening of her physical, mental and spiritual self, she completed the Power Yoga 200 Hr training and became a certified Yoga Instructor.

Her mission is to serve, through yoga, those who are in need and want to maintain harmony in their life, through the connection of yoga and with themselves and their neighbors creating a stronger community and therefore sustainability for all.